How to Use nonprofessional in a Sentence

nonprofessional

1 of 2 adjective

• About five years ago, Koltun and Lapshin added programs for young dancers who want to learn the art form on a nonprofessional track.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• In the first half of the year, Lowe’s was hurt by flagging demand from its nonprofessional customer base.
  — Will Feuer, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
• She’s played by Hélène Lambert, who like most of the cast members is a nonprofessional actor.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• So that’s a case of nonprofessional actors appearing in the shoot?
  — Ross Scarano, Billboard, 28 June 2022
• Ramsay-Levi says as a lead-in to the work of Jonas Mekas, a filmmaker who often uses nonprofessional actors in his films.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2018
• Chou wanted to cast nonprofessional actors and spent his days scouting the city for talent.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• In an echo of her father, Ada was putting her inventive charms to nonprofessional uses as well.
  — Abigail Deutsch, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2018
• The nonprofessional cast members are as compelling as any pros.
  — Jim McKay, New York Times, 7 June 2018
• There are as many ways of casting nonprofessional actors as there are of casting professionals, and as many ways to direct films with the one as with the other.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2021
• One thing here that does echo his previous work, however, is the use of nonprofessional actors.
  — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2021
• Then what happened was that all the nonprofessional community theaters in the suburbs heard about it.
  — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
• For months leading up to the GameStop trading frenzy in January—during which nonprofessional traders sent the company’s shares soaring to a record high—Mr.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021
• For that reason, many independent brands display their styles on nonprofessional models of many sizes and shapes.
  — Linda Dyett, New York Times, 31 July 2019
• The free show invites nonprofessional singers to perform a variety of pop songs, with no audition required.
  — Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2017
• For this movie Pasolini used mainly nonprofessional actors, people with plain faces, in dusty clothes.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
• There were already many companies, such as E-Trade, that offered low-cost stock trades to nonprofessional investors, but they weren’t designed to function well on mobile devices.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021
• By putting forward a team of young, nonprofessional politicians, the 5-Star Movement offered itself as the alternative.
  — Francesco Ronchi, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2018
• Just as some nonprofessional traders got extremely wealthy off their risky GameStop positions, hedge funds that shorted popular names took huge hits.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 18 Apr. 2021
• Boston is among few marathons where even nonprofessional runners have to meet strict qualifying times based on age and gender, and some runners spend years trying to qualify.
  — CBS News, 9 Apr. 2018
• We are immersed in that world along with her and a largely nonprofessional cast of real nomads, in a film that straddles narrative and documentary genres.
  — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2021
• Given this aim, the emphasis falls, almost unavoidably, on the exotic, and for the nonprofessional audience exoticism is a big part of the appeal.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
• UberPop allows people to hail nonprofessional drivers for a cheap ride.
  — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
• And, for a nonprofessional, these new official portraits of Princess Charlotte are quite impressive.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2018
• Image This is a landmark motion picture — a movie about people living with autism in which all of the characters who have autism are portrayed by nonprofessional performers who also have it.
  — Rachel Israel, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
• Yet the Paste article was a sign of just how newsworthy the daily doings of the subreddit have become -- and just how much influence the community of nonprofessional music fans has amassed.
  — Eli Enis, Billboard, 31 May 2019
• Using nonprofessional actors means Israel's film doesn't feel polished — but that's OK.
  — Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• The cast, meanwhile, was composed entirely of nonprofessional, first-time actors — mainly local villagers who had never even seen a movie before, let alone acted in one.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022
• Rotten Tomatoes is a repository of some of the best nonprofessional film criticism on the internet.
  — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 13 Oct. 2017
• Among them, the milestones included the first time a nonprofessional crew has operated as astronauts.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 19 Sep. 2021
• Her previous films got attention for their mix of documentary realism — down to the use of nonprofessional actors — and the more movie-ish style of indie drama that earned her a regular spot on the Sundance roster.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2021

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nonprofessional

2 of 2 noun

• The men who play these characters, most of them also nonprofessionals, flaunt attitudes that appear as lived-in as their logo T-shirts.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• That stacks high odds against nonprofessionals like myself being able to pick stock market winners.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
• Most of the film’s actors are nonprofessionals, with one notable and valuable exception.
  — Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
• And few plays make room for nonprofessionals so comfortably.
  — Matt Trueman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
• This is especially common after storms when nonprofessionals see a chance to earn some quick money.
  — NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
• At the Marathon bombing, for example, 27 improvised tourniquets, such as belts, were applied by nonprofessionals.
  — Felice J. Freyer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
• The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves — members of a Native American family that has seen its share of hardship.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
• Still, Eastwood has used nonprofessionals before, albeit in supporting roles in Gran Torino.
  — Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
• They're played by a magnetic ensemble of nonprofessionals, recruited on McKay's home turf of Brooklyn.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2017
• Though more needs to be done, health officials are being increasingly joined by nonprofessionals trained to help, thanks to state lawmakers, who in recent years effectively made an overdose antidote — naloxone — an over-the-counter drug.
  — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 May 2017
• Much of this has already occurred in North Carolina, but policies and practices that explicitly frame teachers as nonprofessionals threaten to worsen these outcomes.
  — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2018
• The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves.
  — Jonas Carpignano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
• In taking on this subject, Grabar makes a powerful statement about cities: For all our idealization of architects and cautionary tales about all-powerful planners like Robert Moses, most things get built with little thought and by nonprofessionals.
  — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
• Since the global coronavirus quarantine began, there has been a lot of performing on social media by professionals and nonprofessionals alike.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
• The men who play these characters, most of them also nonprofessionals, flaunt attitudes that appear as lived-in as their logo T-shirts.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• That stacks high odds against nonprofessionals like myself being able to pick stock market winners.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
• Most of the film’s actors are nonprofessionals, with one notable and valuable exception.
  — Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
• And few plays make room for nonprofessionals so comfortably.
  — Matt Trueman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
• This is especially common after storms when nonprofessionals see a chance to earn some quick money.
  — NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
• At the Marathon bombing, for example, 27 improvised tourniquets, such as belts, were applied by nonprofessionals.
  — Felice J. Freyer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
• The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves — members of a Native American family that has seen its share of hardship.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
• Still, Eastwood has used nonprofessionals before, albeit in supporting roles in Gran Torino.
  — Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
• They're played by a magnetic ensemble of nonprofessionals, recruited on McKay's home turf of Brooklyn.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2017
• Though more needs to be done, health officials are being increasingly joined by nonprofessionals trained to help, thanks to state lawmakers, who in recent years effectively made an overdose antidote — naloxone — an over-the-counter drug.
  — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 May 2017
• Much of this has already occurred in North Carolina, but policies and practices that explicitly frame teachers as nonprofessionals threaten to worsen these outcomes.
  — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2018
• The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves.
  — Jonas Carpignano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
• In taking on this subject, Grabar makes a powerful statement about cities: For all our idealization of architects and cautionary tales about all-powerful planners like Robert Moses, most things get built with little thought and by nonprofessionals.
  — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
• Since the global coronavirus quarantine began, there has been a lot of performing on social media by professionals and nonprofessionals alike.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020

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